t5's best of, brand and mixes!!

[biggdriver]

A lot of you have been using t5 bulbs now and I would like to see the best brands and actinic/mixes to get the best colors. Pictures are a must along with bulb brands and kelvin ratings etc. There are some awesom looking mixes out there and it would help me choose which bulbs to go with. Thanks

 

[biggdriver]

Come on there must be some t5 users out there that can post some pics along with bulb info. Please! I really want to get the colors to pop with a slight purple-ish coloring. Saw someone on here a while back that had an awesome combo but he never replied to what bulbs he was using. Think it was Sporty?

 

[d-man]

if you want more coler a ati pro coler is what I would add

 

[nycbob]

got to reefgeek.com, and check out all the bulbs. the bulbs will hv descriptions on them. usually mixing actinics and a 11-14k bulbs will bring out the purple.

 

[wangotango]

https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/357826/tangos-update
Not 100% accurate but about as close as it's going to get (it's a bit brighter too).
ATI Aquablue Special
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Procolor
ATI Blue Plus
ATI Aquablue Special
I've used a lot of combos from different brands like Geisemann and UVL. My favorite so far has been a combo of the Blue Plus and Aquablue Special. Gives a nice crisp white-slighltly blue with plently of PAR. You can always whiten it up with something like a 6700k daylight.
-Justin